McNally Smith College of Music
Tel:
(651)291-0177
- McNally Smith College of Music is dedicated to providing education of the highest quality based upon contemporary and enduring artistic values, promoting individual expression and growth, and creating a supportive environment that serves the needs of a diverse and changing society.
School Highlights
- McNally Smith College of Music serves 518 students (78% of students are full-time).
- The college's student:teacher ratio of 8:1 is lower than the state community college average of 30:1.
- Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 27%.
- McNally Smith College of Music is one of 5 community colleges within Ramsey County, MN.
- The nearest community college to McNally Smith College of Music is Saint Paul College A Community & Technical College (0.7 miles away).
School Overview
- The teacher population of 62 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| McNally Smith College of Music | (MN) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | Less than 2 yrs | Four or more years |
| Institution Control | Private, for profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 62 staff | 56 staff |
| Total Enrollment | 518 students | 1,302 students |
 | ||
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 8:1 | 30:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 404 students | 768 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 114 students | 534 students |
 |  | |
| # Undergraduate Students | 385 students | 493 students |
| # Graduate Students | 19 students | 36 students |
 |  | |
| Total Dormitory Capacity | - | 124 |
| % American Indian/Alaskan | 1% | 1% |
| % Asian | 2% | 5% |
| % Hispanic | 1% | 5% |
| % Black | 8% | 9% |
| % White | 78% | 73% |
| % Two or more races | 4% | 3% |
| % Non Resident races | 6% | - |
 |  | |
| Diversity Score | 0.38 | 0.45 |
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| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $34,800 | $35,400 |
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Founded by Jack McNally and Doug Smith in 1985, at McNally Smith College of Music, you'll explore your passion for music at a top music college with a unique hands-on curriculum that immerses you in today's technology, nurtures your vision and develops your talents. A music college where you can study music business, composition, audio recording, production and live sound, hip hop studies, popular music performance with your instrument of choice--guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, voice, brass, woodwinds, or strings. The McNally Smith College of Music (formerly Musictech) campus in St. Paul, Minnesota, was designed from the ground up as a state-of-the-art music school. With twelve recording studios including SSL rooms, digital 5.1 surround control rooms, Pro Tools labs, and a 300-seat concert hall with a 20,000 watt Midas/EV sound system, dozens of custom designed classrooms and sophisticated digital video production workshops, the campus is an exclusive and uniquely functional facility. The Degree and Diploma Program course offered at the college includes Bachelor of Music in Performance, Bachelor of Arts in Music (Emphasis: Music Business), Bachelors of Science Degree in Music (Emphasis: Music Production) Associate of Fine Arts in Music, A.A.S. in Music (Emphasis: Music Performance, Artist Diploma, or Music Production), A.A.S. in Recording Technology, A.A.S. in Music Business, International Music Business Course, Professional Musicians Course, Recording Engineering Course and Class Descriptions. McNally Smith College of Music (formerly Musictech) is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Music, offering degrees and programs in Music Performance, Recording Technology, Music Business, and Composition.
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- The nearest community college to McNally Smith College of Music is Saint Paul College A Community & Technical College (0.7 miles away).
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